Beppe Grillo | |
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![]() Beppe Grillo in 2011 | |
Guarantor of the Five Star Movement | |
Assumed office 23 September 2017 | |
Leader | Luigi Di Maio Vito Crimi (Acting) Giuseppe Conte |
Preceded by | Position established |
Leader of the Five Star Movement | |
In office 4 October 2009 – 23 September 2017 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Luigi Di Maio |
Personal details | |
Born | Giuseppe Piero Grillo 21 July 1948 Genoa, Italy |
Political party | Five Star Movement |
Spouse |
Parvin Tadjik (m. 1996) |
Children | 6 |
Signature | ![]() |
Website | Official website |
Giuseppe Piero "Beppe" Grillo (Italian: [ˈbɛppe ˈɡrillo]; born 21 July 1948) is an Italian comedian, actor, blogger, and politician.
He has been involved in politics since 2009 as the co-founder (together with Gianroberto Casaleggio) of the Italian Five Star Movement political party. Grillo became one of the most prominent examples of the populist surge which arose in Europe during the 2010s.[1]